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[Resolved] converts special characters (like "&") to its html entity.

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Last updated by Christopher Amirian 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Christopher Amirian.

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February 19, 2024 at 9:03 am

Alexander

Hello! I noticed that the Advanced Translation Editor converts special characters (like "&") to its html entity. Is there a way to disable this?
This breaks the URL's and I have to manually switch to my secondary language and update links manually which is kind of inconvenient.
February 19, 2024 at 9:55 am
February 19, 2024 at 1:44 pm #15318684

Christopher Amirian
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)

Hi there,

The & issue is reported to the second-tier support I will get back to you as soon as I have an answer.

Thanks.
March 13, 2024 at 9:18 am #15402624

Christopher Amirian
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)

Hi there,

I have an answer:

For now there is no Workaround and you will need to avoid using Advanced Translation Editor and instead using Manual Translation for the pages that you need to keep & character as is.

Here is the manual translation documentation:

https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/

The issue will be fixed in WPML 4.7 release cycle which we do not have ETA to share at the moment.

Thank youu
March 13, 2024 at 1:39 pm #15404257

Alexander

Thanks! I'll look forward to the update then.